August 23, 2024 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Associated Press, August 23, 2024) Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union Thursday, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic...
August 22, 2024 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, August 22, 2024) Despite months of good faith negotiations on the part of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, parties remain far apart, and both CN and CPKC have began their lockout of 00:01 today. “Throughout this process,...
August 21, 2024 | CN, Contract Negotiations, CPKC, News, Teamsters Canada, Top News
Roughly 10,000 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be able to strike, or will be locked out by management, if a settlement is not reached by August 22. Photo courtesy of TCRC ____________________ BLET members in the United States are standing with our...
August 20, 2024 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, August 19, 2024) Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon will meet with representatives of Canada’s two main rail companies and unions as the deadline to avoid an unprecedented service shutdown approaches. Both the Canadian National Railway and the...
August 16, 2024 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CTV News, August 15, 2024) Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has rejected the Canadian National Railway Company’s request to intervene in the ongoing labour dispute between the company and the union representing railway employees. The decision by Prime Minister...
August 15, 2024 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 14, 2024) Canada’s major rail carriers are imposing more freight embargoes as they prepare for a potential work stoppage later this month, according to service notices issued August 13. Full story: Supply Chain...
August 6, 2024 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, August 1, 2024) The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to get off the tracks for...
July 31, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains.com, July 30, 2024) Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a gangbuster second quarter as merger-related traffic synergies kicked in faster than expected and boosted revenue and profits, executives said on Tuesday. CPKC’s quarterly operating income —...
May 23, 2024 | Canada, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Trains.com, May 23, 2024) Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference made no progress on their stalled contract talks this week and no further negotiations are planned, the railway and union said in updates on Wednesday....
May 17, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, May 16, 2024) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said on Thursday its leadership, with the assistance of federal mediators, will resume contract negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union on May 17. Full story:...
